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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1928
Page
4
Will Rogers mocked town name plates for aviators drawing laughs as Ada Oklahoma is praised for growth and high property values. Editorial notes Mussolini's suppression of the Mafia and U S civic issues while praising Ada progress and local boosters.
Two pilots Harry Anderson of Roseville and Clarence Frechett of Detroit fought over a 2000 foot altitude in a Pontiac flight. Frechett attacked with a hammer, the plane spiraled and crashed near the state hospital. both men were seriously injured but survived as the aircraft tumbled. Frechett’s letters hinted at a possible self destruction plan.
Shawnee Oklahoma May 15 Officers remained baffled in the Betty Jeanne Ford case as searchers try to locate the 22 month old girl kidnapped last Friday night from her home. Mrs Lorene Ford was kidnapped and beaten along with the child as four men took them off the road near the city. Douglas Ford the mother’s ex husband was released from jail after being held for investigation. officers say he offered no information and the motive appears unlikely due to the family’s modest means.
Cotton consumed in April totaled 525 158 bales of lint and 57 513 bales of linters, down from April last year’s 581 318 lint and 67 745 linters. In consuming establishments, 1 507 992 bales of lint and 222 374 linters were used, also lower than March 31 levels and last year. Public storage and presses held 2 921 306 bales of lint and 63 400 linters, edging down from comparable prior periods.
Thomas Henry Tibbles known as Old Tom Tibbles, a preacher fighter and writer, died in Omaha. His life spanned abolitionist activity with John Brown, Civil War guerrilla fighting, a later stint as editor of the Omaha World-Herald, and a 1904 run as Populist vice presidential candidate. He settled in Nebraska after a long career.
The narrative notes Tiddles remarried after his first wife died to the Ponca princess Bright Eyes who inspired Longfellow’s Minnehaha. After her death he wed again, and surviving relatives include his widow and two daughters Mrs May Barris and Mrs Edna Bates of Brooklyn.
OKLAHOMA CITY May 15 The Board of Education named S B Percival dean of Northwestern State Teachers College Alva as temporary president after May 21 when president Battenberg’s contract expires. Battenberg resignations accepted later. Vaughan confirmed Percival to lead the school temporarily after May 21.
Oklahoma City May 15 Hundreds of road and bridge contractors crowded the house of representatives half at the state capital today where the state highway commission received bids on approximately 1 000 000 dollars worth of grading drainage and bridge work and one paving project. Opening the bids alone required almost three hours. Tabulation of the bids received was started as soon as all bids were read. Awards probably will not be made until Wednesday. From two to 15 bids were received on all projects.
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